Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 354

Question: Which of the following is not correct about translation [BCECE 2005]

Options:

A) It starts with AUG

B) Stopped at termination codon

C) Based on operon model

D) Occurs in nucleus

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Translation occurs in the cytoplasm in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

However, in eukaryotes, a part of translation also take place inside the two types of semi-autonomous organelles (mitochondria and plastids).